Cloud Engineer - AWS | IaC, Automation & Security

Contact Energy Ltd; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health insurance

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Home setup & wellbeing allowance

Parental leave policy

Job summary

Contact Energy Ltd in Wellington seeks a Cloud Engineer to help build and evolve cloud platforms enabling technology teams to deliver meaningful business outcomes. You’ll work in a squad, shaping infrastructure, automation, networking and security to support customer experiences and renewable energy initiatives.

You'll join a team that values curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement, with growth opportunities and strong leadership guiding your development within a modern, flexible

Qualifications

• Experience with a public cloud platform (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud).
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security and IaC concepts.
• Strong problem-solving and curiosity for new tech.
• Clear communication with technical/non-technical stakeholders.
• Confidence working independently and in a team.
• AWS experience with CDK.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers and product owners to deliver meaningful outcomes for the business.
• Evolve and support cloud infrastructure, networking and security capabilities.
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code and automation to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
• Work in a modern cloud environment that encourages learning and continuous improvement.
• Influence technical discussions and squad planning with your expertise and curiosity.
• Build capability for the future while supporting renewable energy growth and decarbonisation across Aotearoa.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Infrastructure as Code

CDK

Python

PowerShell

NodeJS

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS CDK

Job description

Contact Energy Ltd in Wellington seeks a Cloud Engineer to help build and evolve cloud platforms enabling technology teams to deliver meaningful business outcomes. You’ll work in a squad, shaping infrastructure, automation, networking and security to support customer experiences and renewable energy initiatives.

You'll join a team that values curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement, with growth opportunities and strong leadership guiding your development within a modern, flexible